Toy bomb



Nov. 29, 1927.

J. S. MACHIN TOY BOMB Filed May 12, 1927 Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

E STATES JOHNSTANLEY MACHIN, 0F RATCLIFF, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TOBATGEE & COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TOY BOMB.

Application filed May 12, 1927, Serial No. 190,912, and in Great BritainMay 18, 1926.

for eflecting the disruption or display is mechanically stored and isadapted to be released by the application of heat to a body of fusiblesubstance or heat sensitive material employed to hold back the storedenergy. For example, the energy is stored in a spring held undercompression in a container by means of an anchoring member 20 connectedto an end or Wall of the container by a small piece of celluloid orother sub stance which readily fuses or disintegrates under the actionof moderate heat and there- 25 by releases the spring.

ample in the accompanying drawing which is a sectional elevation of atoy bomb.

In the drawing, 1 is a cylinder of strawboard, papier mach, or the like,sealed at the bottom end by a more or less rigid disk 2, preferably ofmetal, having a central hole. Within the cylinder is contained a helicalspring 8 held compressed against the bottom of the cylinder by anchoringmeans which comprise a cap 4, a loop of cord or string 5 knotted abovethe cap and passing through the hole in the bottom. disk, and a smallstrip or link 6 of celluloid engaged by the The invention is illustratedby Way. of erg- Y choring member connected to the cap and projectingthrough a hole in the bottom of loop. In the cylinder above the cap 4are contained a number of small toys or articles 7 of the kindpreviously mentioned. The top end is closed by a cover 8 of flimsymaterial such as tissue paper.

For operation, the cylinder is placed on a support 9 provided withopenings 10 giving access underneath the cylinder. A lighted match isthen applied through one of the openings 10 to the bot-tom of thecylinder to burn the celluloid 6 whereupon the spring is released and ashower of the articles eX- pelled through th top of the cylinder. p

The toy is painted or otherwise given an appropriate get up to representan article of a firework nature.

The term heat sensitive material used in this application means amaterial Which will readily melt, burn, or disintegrate under the actionof moderate heat such as obtained from a lighted match.

What I claim is I 00 A toy bomb comprising in combination a container, acompressed. helical spring mounted coaxially Within the container, a capon the upper end of the sprlng, an an.

thecontainer, a link of heat sensitive material engaging and holding theprojecting portion of the anchoring member, and articles, such aswhistles and other toys, located in the container above the spring.

In testimony that I claimv the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name this 3rd day of May 1927.

JOHN STANLEY MAOHIN. p

